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Thanks Trapp but lots of my buds like 6# P-Lne for eyes to the 25" ers , and I always use a barrel swivel for line twist almostly fish horizontal jigs which produce a lot of line twist
I don't think ya need to go that heavy ,not here at least ...... braid is a nice choose lots of guys like it I prefer 6 lb mono but that's just me and I tie directly to the main line .....that's just me ,I'm sure there are better waysfiletand release knows what he's talking about ...it's just to technical for me
What pound line are you guys runnin for eyes? Looking to make my first trip up to Oneida. Do guys run leaders or just a certain pound line?
How big of walleyes do you catch? I think the question was about tip ups. Maybe not.. I cant believe you guys use 6lb leaders. You must not get into very many 30+" fish...
The thing is you wont get into many 30+'' fish with heavier line. By the time those fish hit 25+'' those suckers are smart and spooky...6# would be a great choice, go with 8# if you think you need it, but really 6# is all you need.
Really because my dad uses 17lb fluoro and has caught more walleyes over 30 inches/10 pounds then i can count. My brother uses braid leader and catches a lot of big ones. I know several guys who catch more 30" fish in one season up here then a lot of guys donin a lifetime, and they use 20lb braid leaders.Maybe 6-8lb on a jigging rod? But on a tip up? No.. just no. Everytime i go walleye fishing i expect to catch atleast 1 fish minimum of 7-8 pounds. 6-8lb leader on tip up + big walleyes = failure. Ive been broken off twice on big eyes already this year on 12lb fluoro. No B.S.'ing here..
17lb test for walleye ice fishing?? I dont use 17lb test open water for walleye. Even on Erie where just about every walleye you catch is 6 lbs or more. He's fishing Oneida and MOST guys don't even set tipups for walleye on Oneida, there's NO need. My laker setup is 10-12 lb braid and if your drag is right or you don't horse them to the hole on tipups you won't break off
My average fish is 5 pounds dawg. No horsing them.. if they swalow it and that line is running across their teeth. Good luck!
Thats why I use FLUORO or MONO. Take your 20-30lb braid, pull it tight, and touch it with a butter knife. It cuts VERY easy. Now try that with 4-6 lb mono or fluoro. That's why I use fluoro or mono as a leader with braid. A big one at Oneida is 5lbs. That's where he is fishing. 17 lb at Oneida is overkill, even if he is using tipups